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Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Writer Ian Rankin investigates The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, tracing Robert Louis Stevenson's story back to events in Stevenson's childhood.

Crime writer Ian Rankin investigates The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Starting with Robert Louis Stevenson's nightmare in September 1885, Rankin traces the roots of this story, which stretches back to Stevenson's childhood. Grave-robbers, hallucinatory drugs and prostitution all play their part in the disturbing account of Henry Jekyll's double-life, as Rankin's journey takes him into the yeasty draughts and unlit closes of the city that inspired the tale - Edinburgh.

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BBC Four Gothic Literature Collection

BBC Four Gothic Literature Collection
This is part of a collection of archive programmes exploring some of the most celebrated Gothic novels, their authors and their legacy.

Gothic Literature Collection

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PresenterIan Rankin
Executive ProducerAndrea Miller
DirectorRichard Downes
WriterRichard Downes

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